Award winning short stories collection

Writer Huu Thinh (right) gives the award to a female writer at the ceremony held in Hanoi on June 15 (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - Twelve writers from six nations in the Mekong River Delta received Mekong River Literature Awards in a ceremony held in Hanoi on June 15. The event gathered 30 writers from six countries in the region which are Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Laos, Myanmar and China. The winning works included short stories collections, novels and poetry collections reflecting friendships between peoples in the region. Two Vietnamese authors won awards, namely writer Le Van Vong with the short story collection Nhip Cau (Bridge) and writer Nguyen Ngoc Moc for the novel Nguoi Ve Tu Song Nam Non (Returning from Nam Non River). Following the initiation of Vietnamese Writers’ Association, leaders of writers’ associations of Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia met on October 6, 2006 in Ho Chi Minh City. The participants at the meeting decided to establish the Mekong River … [Read more...] about Mekong river literature award presented

Viet Nam News Lê Thị Minh Khuê's new Việt Nam Writers Association Award winning short story collection is the writer's 16th book, and it offers 14 stories about generosity, sympathy and love. Born in 1949 in Thanh Hóa Province to a family much affected by the land reform in north Viet Nam in early 1950s, she joined the anti-American war as a youth volunteer worker from 1969 to 1975. Afterward, she worked as a writer/reporter, and won a Writers Association award in 1987 and again in 2000 for the Best Short Story category. Her 1969 short story collection Những Ngôi Sao Xa Xôi (Distant Stars) is part of the national 9th grade literature curriculum. The work was also printed in The Art of the Short Story collection by American Wadsworth Publishing Company. She also has a full-length collection in English, The Stars, the Earth, the River, which won South Korean Byeong-ju Lee Award in 2008. Her work were printed by Swedish and Italian publish houses in 2008 and in 2010. Her short story … [Read more...] about Short story writing is not a career

Viet Nam News HCM CITY- Two first productions of a special book collection featuring works of prize-winning authors have been released by the Youth Publishing House. The publication marks the 72nd anniversary of the Việt Nam People's Army Day (December 22) and the 60th anniversary of the People's Army Literature and Arts magazine. The books include 70 works each of veteran and young authors who've have won several top prizes in national writing contests. The first book is called Tuyển Tập Truyện Ngắn Đoạt Giải Cao 30 Năm Đổi Mới 1986-2016 (Collection of Award-Winning Short Stories on Đổi Mới (renovation) Period between 1986 and 2016). The highlights of this collection are works by female authors like Y Ban, Nguyễn Thị Thu Huệ, Dạ Ngân, Đỗ Bích Thúy and Thùy Linh. The second collection, Tuyển Tập Truyện Ngắn Hay 2000-2016 ( Best short stories between 2000-2016), includes works written by veteran authors like Ma Văn Kháng, Dương Hướng, Trần Thùy Mai and Hồ Anh Thái. These … [Read more...] about Book collections celebrate People’s Army Day

Amateur and professional writers across the country are being encouraged to participate in a national writing contest for farmers. Organised by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in co-operated with the Viet Nam Writers’ Association, the contest will award prizes in the three categories of short story, life story and playwriting. The event aims to help farmers express their feelings about their lives in a changing world, and encourages them to aspire and reach their goals. Organisers say they hope Vietnamese writers, particularly young authors, will have more opportunities to win over readers and literacy critics through the contest. A group of talented authors, including Huu Thinh and Le Van Thao, were invited to join in the jury. The participants can submit their writing in no more than 7,000 words for the story genre and no more than 20 pages, on A4 paper, for the playwriting. They should send their works by post to the Literature Managing Office,
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